Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-16
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saunderson Makes an Assertion That
Brings Upon Him the Wrath of Healy,
Redmond and Sexton, Who Create In
tense Excitement by the Free Use Of
Very Vigorous English.
LONDON, April 16-There was an exciting
scene in the house of commons Friday night,
during which the Irish members lost their
tempers and the house was turned into a
bedlam. Sir William Vernon Harcourts
after criticizng the provisions Of the crimes
bill and denouncing Churchill and Chamber
lain, declaring that they were even now
seeking an alliance with Parnell for the pro-
motion OF their own personal ends, said re-
garding the taunts of the government ora
tors that American gold bred and fostered
discomfort in Ireland, that no one had less
reason to complain of the effects of Ameri-
can gold than the landlords, since no one got
more Of it than they did-through their
rents.
Maj Saunderson said that the National
league derived its chief support from dyna-
miters across the Atlantic. He did not mean
to say that the National leaguers themselves
committed acts of bloodshed, but they were
associated with men whom they knew to be
murderers
Healy rose to call Saunderson to order.
The speaker said he admitted the gravity
OF the charges made by Maj Saunderson,
but as they could be met in debate, he could
not interfere at this juncuure
Healy said that regardless of the conse-
quences, he would say that so far as the re-
marks referred to him Saunderson was a
liar
The sperker ordered Healy TO withdraw
his words.
Healy refused to withdraw his Language
unless Saunderson was also ordered to with
Saunderson lied
John Redmond rose and said that he, too
wished to go upon record as stigmatizing
Maj. Saunderson as liar.
W. H. Smith moved that Mr.. Healy be
suspended. A division upon the motion was
taken, resulting in its adoption by vote OF
us against So, and Heaiy walked out of the
house amid storm of cheers from the Par.
nellites Saunderson essayed to resume his
speech when Thomas Sexton insisted upon
his withdrawal of his offensive statement.
Saunderson replied saying that Sheridan
was member of the league executive COM
mittee, of which Sexton was also member.
Sexton asked if Saunderson believed that
he (Sexton) had any knowledge that Sheri-
dan was murderer.
Saunderson ans wered that Sheridan, against
whom true bll was found for completely in
the Phoenix park murders, was member Of
the executive committee, and the committee
must have known his character.
Sexton-You are a liar and a coward, anG
if you was anyw here but on the floor of thi,
house l would administer to you the thrash
ing you deserve.
This was more than the house, which fol
some time had been intensely excited, could
stand, and Sections last words had scarcely
left his lips when scene of uproar and con-
fusion seldom witnessed in legislative body
| took place Every body was on his feet
shouting and gesticulating and the speaker
frantically appealing for order The disor
| der having no definite aim finally subsidized
| and the speaker requested Saunderson, Sex.
ton, and Redmond to retract their remark.
which request all three gentlemen complied
| with.
A motion was made to recall Healy, bu
| the speaker would not entertain it, saving
that nothing could be done toward reinstat
| ing him until the next sitting of the house
Saunderson then resumed his speech, say
ing, among other things, that Sexton wa
present at meeting at which Patrick Eyar
was made secretary of the Clan ma G ael
| which was society of Irish murderers il
America. The house then adjourned
The Standard says. anent the above
| episode: 'The scene, painful as it was, dis
closed the fact that colleagues OF Egan, Sheri
dan, and Byrne have at least the grace to b
| ashamed in parliament of their old friends.
Labouchere writes to The Times that Lore
Randolph Churchill urged the Orangemen t,
fight and received the applause of the pres
| ent advocates of coercion, and therefore h
ought not to object to the doctrine of Irish
men fighting when their rights are in
vaded